Category: Reflection for the day

By Olubunmi Adebayo *I am sure you have heard this word before : “The bitter truth.”* *Why should we describe a thing as :* *The bitter truth”?* *This is the truth that is hard to swallow, but it is still true.* *Let us look at it very critically :* *1) The truth is something that […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *As mentioned yesterday, we shall conclude our discussion today as we continue with beaming our search light of Reflections on Jethro, the unique minor character in the Bible, but with major lessons to learn from.* *8) Jethro told Moses to establish a Lower Court which will handle minor matters among the people […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *As far as the stories and events of the Old Testament were concerned, Jethro was a minor character, but with great and major lessons for humanity to learn from.* *The background information we have about Jethro are as follows :* *1) He was the father-in-law of Moses, by the reason of Moses’ […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Value everyone you meet in life for who they are, and appreciate them for the experience they add to your knowledge.* *This is because there are times that how far you will go in life is a function of the relationships you are surrounded with.* *If such people are like mountains, know […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Today we shall be concluding our discussion on what to do that will make your conviction strong and firm in the face of challenges and trials.* *Just imagine this statement to Ruth :* *Ruth 1:15 And she (Naomi ) said, “Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *As indicated yesterday, we shall today be looking at the question : “what can we do to help our conviction to be strong and firm in the face of life challenges and trials?”* *During our reflection for yesterday, we said Ruth’s conviction was uncompromising and strong in the face of the challenges […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Ruth faced one of the most daunting situations anyone could ever imagine in life, and yet, she was still able to show us great lessons in conviction.* *Among others, she was a widow who had lost her husband – Mahlon at a tender age. Yet she was determined to follow her mother-in-law […]

Avoid self-destructive actions *Many bright and brilliant people engage in self-destructive actions. They forget that because they are good and are gifted, they don’t have answers to all challenges of life.* *Their self destructive actions could be as a result of lack of thoughtfulness or outright disobedience to instructions.* *Josiah was a wise and God […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *The bright and brilliant must be careful not to get himself entangled in political confrontations. Such confrontations normally serve as opportunities for them to be attacked and decimated under the pretext of two or more struggling and challenging one another :* *Daniel 6:[1] It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *The first curious thing we should notice under this topic, “Bright, Brilliant, but endangered” is that the four people we previously discussed – Abel, Josiah, John the Baptist and Stephen all died through VIOLENCE.* *Not only this, also note that the plan of king Herod was to use violence in terminating the […]